Outline of Job
I. Prologue 1:1-2:13
A. Job's life described 1:1-5
B. Satan's tests permitted 1:6-2:10
1. First test 1:6-22
2. Second test 2:1-10
C. Job's friends seated 2:11-13
II. Dialog 3:1-42:6
A. Job's lament 3:1-26
B. Job's discussion with his friends 4:1-31:40
1. First cycle 4:1-14:22
a. The speech of Eliphaz 4:1-5:27
b. Job's reply to Eliphaz 6:1-7:21
c. The speech of Bildad 8:1-22
d. Job's reply to Bildad 9:1-10:22
e. The speech of Zorphar 11:1-20
f. Job's reply to Zophar 12:1-14:22
2. Second cycle 15:1-21:34
a. The speech of Eliphaz 15:1-35
b. Job's reply to Eliphaz 16:1-17:16
c. The speech of Bildad 18:1-21
d. Job's reply to Bildad 19:1-29
e. The speech of Zophar 20:1-29
f. Job's reply to Zophar 21:1-34
3. Third cycle 22:1--31:40
a. The speech of Eliphaz 22:1-30
b. Job's reply to Eliphaz 23:1-24:25
c. The speech of Bildad 25:1-6
d. Job's reply to Bildad 26:1-31:40
C. Elihu's intervention 32:1-37:24
D. God's response 38:1-42:6
1. First cycle 38:1-40:5
a. God's questions 38:1-40:2
b. Job's reply 40:3-5
2. Second cycle 40:6-42:6
a. God's questions 40:6-41:34
b. Job's reply 42:1-6
III. Epilogue 42:7-17
A. Outcome for Job's friends 42:7-9
B. Outcome for Job 42:10-17
